Fain noted in the last decade Detroit\u2019s three automakers have made more than a quarter trillion dollars in profits. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWorkers want to fight back against the prevailing double standard where executives like Stellantis COO Mark Stewart take a two-week vacation at his \u201cmansion in Acapulco, Mexico\u201d while union members are asked to work 12-hour shifts for weeks at a time. \u201cThey are robbing us of our lives and our health,\u201d said Fain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fain\u2019s slashing style at the outset of the negotiations have given the talks an edge, and increased expectations of a confrontation when the three contracts expire Sept. 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top executives such as GM\u2019s Mary Barra have indicated they are willing to offer raises in a new agreement. Automakers also appeared open to discussions about changes in the tiered wage structure since the competition for workers across the economy generally has become more intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But union\u2019s demands for pension, and shorter work week seem to have rattled the industry and reduced the value of the stock of all three automakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fain, however, praised President Joe Biden for issuing a statement tilted towards the UAW position on contracts for the new battery plants being brought online by Detroit\u2019s automakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe UAW helped create the American middle class and as we move forward in this transition to new technologies, the UAW deserves a contract that sustains the middle class,\u201d Biden said in a statement from the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President also urged both sides to work out a deal. The cost of strike to the U.S. economy would be substantial, according to economists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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